Poor timing on Mangano fundraising email

Nassau County executive Edward Mangano, speaks to the media outside the federal courthouse in Central Islip after being released on $500,000 bail, after being charged with corruption on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Photo Credit: James Carbone

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On Thursday morning, just as Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano was surrendering to federal authorities at his Bethpage home on corruption and bribery charges, his fundraising committee sent an ill-timed email to supporters.

The solicitation, from “Friends of Ed Mangano,” invited donors to “join us for a breakfast to support” Mangano. Supporters were asked to pay $100 to share “Eggs with Ed” on Nov. 5 at B.K. Sweeney’s Parkside Tavern in Bethpage.